Archive for August, 2008
Is It Time to Ditch IE6?
SitePoint stokes the ongoing discussion on explicitly supporting Internet Explorer 6. My take: unless a significant portion of your visitors are using it, don’t spend too much time on fixing IE6-specific issues.
Firebug 1.2 Released
Sweet. Such a great tool.
Useful Firefox 3 Configuration Tweaks
Great for a power user.
Json.NET 3.0 Released
Nice. I keep [...]
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Available
So IE8 is alive after all! It’s just reached the 2nd beta stage.
The Best Web Development Books - As Voted By You
A good list…I already have some of the books listed, and have added some others to my reading list.
My Linux Experiment
Tom has been evaluating openSUSE 11 for the last while, and has posted some feedback and usage tips.
Free Book Giveaway: Adobe AIR For JavaScript Developers
The printed [...]
Microsoft Releases and Updates .NET Tools
Some information and links for the latest tools coming out of Microsoft.
There’s been a recent flurry of posts about the oft-overlooked ampersand in web design. I’ve collected some links to related posts, and added my own thoughts alongside.
19 CSS Menu Tutorials to Spice Up Your Web Designs
Collection of different techniques for styling navigation.
ECMAScript Harmony
John Resig on the future of (ECMA|Java)Script
border-image in Firefox
So cool. Looking forward to that capability being mainstream. Could negate the need for the sliding doors technique.
Moving Toward Manual Settings: Understanding Shutter Speed (a beginner’s guide)
Hidden Gems - Not the [...]
Community News: Responses to the Death of PHP4
Not-quite grief over the end of the line for PHP4. It’s time to standardize on PHP 5, and prepare for 6, which is on the way.
How To Upgrade WordPress Using Subversion
Been wanting to try this for a while. A good walkthrough. [via]
URL Rewriting for Beginners
Probably the most in-depth [...]
BC reaches the 150 year mark.
In a word - excellent!
JavaScript Shell
Too cool!
Final Two Master Page Tutorials Published
Scott Mitchell is a machine, the way he puts out the helpful ASP.NET tutorials!
A Small Study Of Big Blogs: Further Findings
A followup on the site study from last week. Good reading.
Create a Sketchy Hand-Drawn Camera Illustration in Illustrator
Cool - I want to try that with my Nikon!
Features Planned [...]
